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+======================
+ Package distribution
+======================
+.. contents::
+
+Beerware
+========
+
+Beerware is term for software released under a very relaxed license. It
+provides the end user with the right to use a particular program.
+
+Should the user of the product meet the author and consider the software
+useful, he is encouraged to buy the author a beer 'in return' (or, in some
+variations, drink a beer in the author's honor)::
+
+ /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * "THE BEER-WARE LICENSE" (Revision 42):
+ * <phk@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote this file. As long as you retain this notice you
+ * can do whatever you want with this stuff. If we meet some day, and you think
+ * this stuff is worth it, you can buy me a beer in return Poul-Henning Kamp
+ * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerware
+
+Demoware
+========
+
+Demoware (also known as trialware) is commercial software released for free
+(shareware) in a version which is limited in one or more ways.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoware
+
+Crippleware
+===========
+
+Crippleware is any product whose functions have been limited (or "crippled")
+with the sole purpose of encouraging or requiring the user to pay for those
+functions (either by paying a one-time fee or an on-going subscription fee).
+Crippleware is also a term used to describe software that makes use of Digital
+Rights Management.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crippleware
+
+Nagware
+=======
+
+Nagware (also known as begware, annoyware or a nagscreen) is a type of
+shareware that reminds (or nags) the user to register it by paying a fee. It
+usually does this by popping up a message when the user starts the program, or
+intermittently while the user is using the application. These messages can
+appear as windows obscuring part of the screen or message boxes that can
+quickly be closed. Some nagware keeps the message up for a certain time
+period, forcing the user to wait to continue to use the program.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagware
+
+Registerware
+============
+
+Registerware refers to computer software which requires the user to give
+personal information, e.g an email address, through registration in order to
+download or use the program.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registerware
+
+Scareware
+=========
+
+Scareware comprises several classes of scam software, often with limited or no
+benefit, sold to consumers via certain unethical marketing practices.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scareware
+
+* Donationware.
+
+Donationware is a licensing model that supplies fully operational software to
+the user and pleads for an optional donation be paid to the programmer or a
+third-party beneficiary (usually a non-profit). The amount of the donation may
+also be stipulated by the author, or it may be left to the discretion of the
+user, based on individual perceptions of the software's value. Since
+donationware comes fully operational (i.e. not crippleware) and payment is
+optional, it is a type of freeware.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donationware
+
+Freeware
+========
+
+Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an
+optional fee.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware
+
+Shareware
+=========
+
+Shareware is proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on
+a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality,
+availability or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an
+Internet website or as a compact disc included with a magazine.
+
+The rationale behind shareware is to give buyers the opportunity to use the
+program and judge its usefulness before purchasing a license for the full
+version of the software.
+
+The words "free trial" or "trial version" are indicative of shareware.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareware
+
+
+Foistware
+=========
+
+Foistware, Bloatware, or Bundler is software bundled with completely unrelated
+programs. That means that there is no particular property in the software that
+makes it foistware, but rather the context in which it was installed.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foistware
+
+Bloatware
+=========
+
+Software bloat is a term used to describe the tendency of newer computer
+programs to have a larger installation footprint, or have many unnecessary
+features that are not used by end users, or just generally use more system
+resources than necessary, while offering little or no benefit to its users.
+Bloatware, or foistware, is also used to describe software that comes
+pre-installed on a computer when it's bought, mostly consisting of
+time-limited trials or feature-lacking basic or "beginner" versions.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloatware
+
+Shovelware
+==========
+
+Shovelware is sometimes used to denote foistware which was chosen to fill up
+the remaining space on a freely distributed CD-ROM.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovelware
+
+Abandonware
+===========
+
+Abandonware is a term used to describe computer software that is no longer
+sold or supported, or whose copyright ownership may be unclear for various
+reasons. While the term has been applied largely to older games, utility
+software, etc.
+
+ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abandonware